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Which of the following is true of aspirin?
A. It increases thrombus formation to help prevent bleeding at a site of injury.
B. It should never be given to felines.
C. It should never be given to canines.
D. It decreases platelet clumping and thus reduces risk of clot formation.
✓ It decreases platelet clumping and thus reduces risk of clot formation
What is the antidote or treatment for Flagyl toxicity in animals?
A. Phenobarbital
B. Valium
C. Sucralfate
D. Metoclopramide
✓ Valium
Why should atropine, a competitive antagonist of acetylcholine receptors, be
used cautiously in horses? (ie what is a major side effect of the drug?)
A. Excessive use can result in bradycardia
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B. Excessive use can result in intense constriction of the pupil
C. Excessive use can result in intestinal stasis (colic)
D. Excessive use can result in diarrhea
✓ Excessive use can result in intestinal stasis (colic)
A 4kg puppy is in need of subcutaneous fluids due to dehydration. The doctor
prescribed a dose of 20ml/kg. How many ml should this patient receive?
✓ 80ml
You need to perform a CBC and take thoracic radiographs on a somewhat
fractious cat. You sedate the cat with an IM injection of medetomidine. While
on the xray table, you become concerned that the cat is not doing well and
the veterinarian asks you to reverse the effects of medetomidine. What should
you give the cat?
A. Naloxone
B. Flumazenil
C. Atipamezole
D. Yohimbine
E. Atropine
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✓ Atipamezole
A tablet may have enteric coating to serve what purpose?
A. It increases transit time so the drug can make it to the colon more quickly
for absorption
B. To protect the medication from being destroyed by the acids of the
stomach
C. It slows transit time so that the drug will be absorbed mostly through the
stomach wall
D. It prevents gastric ulceration
✓ To protect the medication from being destroyed by the acids of the
stomach
Which drug could be used to decrease intracranial pressure?
A. Mitotane
B. Mannitol
C. Phenobarbital
D. Ivermectin
✓ Mannitol
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A cat is given dexmedetomidine, and the cat's heart rate has dropped
significantly. The veterinarian asks you to give the reversal, which of the
following is the appropriate reversal agent?
A. Atropine
B. Acepromazine
C. Naloxone
D. Atipamezole
✓ Atipamezole
Which of the following antimicrobial medications should not be administered
to young, growing animals?
A. Trimethoprim (Trimethoprim-sulfonamide combinations)
B. Gentamicin (Aminoglycosides)
C. Enrofloxacin (Fluoroquinolones)
D. Ampicillin (Penicillin)
E. Cefazolin (Cephalosporins)
✓ Enrofloxacin (Fluoroquinolones) - cause damage to joint cartilage
How many milliliters of 50% dextrose should be added to a 100ml solution of
LRS to make it 2.5%?
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